The World - News from July 16, 1985
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Sudanese Prime Minister Dafallah Gazouli was quoted as saying he doubts the ruling military junta will turn power over to an elected civilian government as promised. “We are getting less support from the people,” he said in an interview with a Saudi newspaper. Two months ago, he told the newspaper he had no doubt that the regime of Gen. Abdul-Rahman Suwar Dahab, which seized power in a coup in April, would permit elections.
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